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Brazil's former finance minister under investigation in anti-corruption drive

​Brazil's former Finance Minister Guido Mantega was arrested Thursday morning in connection with an ongoing investigation into a large corruption scheme at state oil giant Petrobras, but was released hours later due to his wife's illness.

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Rousseff's re-election vote of confidence in economy: Brazilian finance chief

​Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's re-election to a second term is a vote of confidence in the country's economic outlook, outgoing Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Monday.